Amina Mahreen¹, Fateh Mebarek-Oudina^2,3,4,*, Amna Ashfaq¹, Jawad Raza¹, Sami Ullah Khan⁵, Hanumesh Vaidya⁶

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.21, No.11, pp. 2829-2853, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2025.072492 - 01 December 2025

Abstract Understanding the complex interaction between heat and mass transfer in non-Newtonian microflows is essential for the development and optimization of efficient microfluidic and thermal management systems. This study investigates the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) thermosolutal convection of a Casson fluid within an inclined, porous microchannel subjected to convective boundary conditions. The nonlinear, coupled equations governing momentum, energy, and species transport are solved numerically using the MATLAB bvp4c solver, ensuring high numerical accuracy and stability. To identify the dominant parameters influencing flow behavior and to optimize transport performance, a comprehensive hybrid optimization framework—combining a modified Taguchi design, Grey… More >

Wenzhen Chen, Junjie Ma^*, Jianli Hao

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.22, No.6, pp. 1823-1837, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2024.057896 - 19 December 2024

Abstract The contact melting process of solid phase change material (PCM) has essential applications in some energy storage systems, which is related closely to the heat resource’s geometry and thermal boundary conditions. The contact melting of PCM in a horizontal elliptical tube under the second kind of thermal boundary condition, namely the constant surface heat flux, was investigated analytically. The analysis model is proposed based on the contact melting lubrication theory, and the model deduces the basic dimensionless equations. The variation rules of parameters such as contact melting speed, melting completion time, and boundary layer thickness More >

Dingjie Lu¹, Zhao Wang¹, Jun Liu¹, Yangfan Li¹, Wei-Bin Ewe¹, Liu Zhuangjian^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 1-1, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.010961

Abstract This study heralds a new era in computational mechanics through the integration of Quantum Computing with the Finite Element Method (FEM), representing a quantum leap forward in addressing complex engineering simulations. Our approach utilizes Variational Quantum Algorithms (VQAs) to tackle challenges that have been traditionally well-solved on classical computers yet pose significant obstacles in the quantum computing domain. This innovation not only surmounts these challenges but also extends the applicability of quantum computing to real-world engineering problems, moving beyond mere conceptual demonstrations of quantum computing in numerical methods. The development of a novel strategy for… More >

Mumtaz Khan^1,*, Muhammad Shoaib Anwar², Mudassar Imran³, Amer Rasheed⁴

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.22, No.5, pp. 1399-1419, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2024.056597 - 30 October 2024

Abstract This study employs the Buongiorno model to explore nanoparticle migration in a mixed convection second-grade fluid over a slendering (variable thickness) stretching sheet. The convective boundary conditions are applied to the surface. In addition, the analysis has been carried out in the presence of Joule heating, slips effects, thermal radiation, heat generation and magnetohydrodynamic. This study aimed to understand the complex dynamics of these nanofluids under various external influences. The governing model has been developed using the flow assumptions such as boundary layer approximations in terms of partial differential equations. Governing partial differential equations are… More >

Ivan Sboev^1,*, Tatyana Lyubimova^2,3, Konstantin Rybkin³, Michael Kuchinskiy^2,3

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.6, pp. 1425-1439, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2024.051341 - 27 June 2024

Abstract The intensification of physicochemical processes in the sonochemical reactor chamber is widely used in problems of synthesis, extraction and separation. One of the most important mechanisms at play in such processes is the acoustic cavitation due to the non-uniform distribution of acoustic pressure in the chamber. Cavitation has a strong impact on the surface degradation mechanisms. In this work, a numerical calculation of the acoustic pressure distribution inside the reactor chamber was performed using COMSOL Multiphysics. The numerical results have revealed the dependence of the structure of the acoustic pressure field on the boundary conditions More > Graphic Abstract

K. Jyothi¹, Abhishek Dasore^2,3,*, R. Ganapati⁴, Sk. Mohammad Shareef⁵, Ali J. Chamkha⁶, V. Raghavendra Prasad⁷

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.22, No.1, pp. 79-105, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2024.046891 - 21 March 2024

Abstract In the current research, a thorough examination unfolds concerning the attributes of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) boundary layer flow and heat transfer inherent to nanoliquids derived from Sisko Al₂O₃-Eg and TiO₂-Eg compositions. Such nanoliquids are subjected to an extending surface. Consideration is duly given to slip boundary conditions, as well as the effects stemming from variable viscosity and variable thermal conductivity. The analytical approach applied involves the application of suitable similarity transformations. These conversions serve to transform the initial set of complex nonlinear partial differential equations into a more manageable assembly of ordinary differential equations. Through the utilization… More > Graphic Abstract

Yifan Wang¹, Tao Wang^1,*, Xuan Ye^2,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.25, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.010058

Abstract Rod occasionally drops and impacts on a substrate, which can induce drastic vibration within the rod. Acquaintance with the mechanical and motional responses helps to evaluate the structure. In this study, the vertical impact of a slender flat-ended 316 stainless steel rod on a rigid flat was investigated. The rod was basically elastic despite minute plastic dissipation, which accounted for around 0.11% of the total energy, probably due to the convergence of the incident stress waves. Theoretical models describing the longitudinal vibration of the rod was established respectively using the contact-impact force and the displacement… More >

Peng Wei¹, Zirun Jiang¹, Weipeng Xu¹, Zhenyu Liu², Yongbo Deng^2,3, Minqiang Pan^4,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.136, No.1, pp. 593-619, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.023978 - 05 January 2023

Abstract In this paper, we consider solving the topology optimization for steady-state incompressible Navier-Stokes problems via a new topology optimization method called parameterized level set method, which can maintain a relatively smooth level set function with a local optimality condition. The objective of topology optimization is to find an optimal configuration of the fluid and solid materials that minimizes power dissipation under a prescribed fluid volume fraction constraint. An artificial friction force is added to the Navier-Stokes equations to apply the no-slip boundary condition. Although a great deal of work has been carried out for topology More >

Qiuhong Li¹, Wenhao Huang^1,*, Joey Sanchez², Ping Wang¹, Qiang Ding³, Jiufa Wang⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.134, No.3, pp. 2093-2121, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.021340 - 20 September 2022

Abstract Based on Kirchhoff plate theory and the Rayleigh-Ritz method, the model for free vibration of rectangular plate with rectangular cutouts under arbitrary elastic boundary conditions is established by using the improved Fourier series in combination with the independent coordinate coupling method (ICCM). The effect of the cutout is taken into account by subtracting the energies of the cutouts from the total energies of the whole plate. The vibration displacement function of the hole domain is based on the coordinate system of the hole domain in this method. From the continuity condition of the vibration displacement More >

Umair Khan^1,2, Aurang Zaib³, Anuar Ishak¹, Iskandar Waini⁴, El-Sayed M. Sherif⁵, Dumitru Baleanu^6,7,8,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.134, No.2, pp. 1371-1392, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.020911 - 31 August 2022

Abstract The utilization of solar energy is essential to all living things since the beginning of time. In addition to being a constant source of energy, solar energy (SE) can also be used to generate heat and electricity. Recent technology enables to convert the solar energy into electricity by using thermal solar heat. Solar energy is perhaps the most easily accessible and plentiful source of sustainable energy. Copper-based nanofluid has been considered as a method to improve solar collector performance by absorbing incoming solar energy directly. The goal of this research is to explore theoretically the… More >